Tris(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)amine

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| OtherNames = TDA-1, Tris(3,6-dioxaheptyl)amine

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| CASNo = 70384-51-9

| ChemSpiderID = 100755

| EC_number = 274-590-5

| PubChem = 112414

| StdInChI=1S/C15H33NO6/c1-17-10-13-20-7-4-16(5-8-21-14-11-18-2)6-9-22-15-12-19-3/h4-15H2,1-3H3

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| SMILES = COCCOCCN(CCOCCOC)CCOCCOC

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| C = 15|N=1|H=33|O=6

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| Appearance = colorless oily liquid

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| BoilingPtC = 171

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| HPhrases = {{H-phrases|314|318}}

| PPhrases = {{P-phrases|260|264|264+265|280|301+330+331|302+361+354|304+340|305+354+338|316|317|321|363|405|501}}

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Tris(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)amine is the organic compound with the formula {{chem2|N(CH2CH2OCH2CH2OCH3)3}}. It is an amine and a polyether. Although samples can appear yellow, the compound is colorless.

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Tris(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)amine used in phase transfer catalysis (PTC).Marc Halpern "Phase-Transfer Catalysis" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{doi|10.1002/14356007.a19_293}} For PTC, it has been described as superior to 18-crown-6.{{cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95452-2 |title=Tris(3,6-dioxaheptyl)amine: A Superior Complexing Agent for Dissolving Metal Reactions |date=1987 |last1=Bose |first1=Ajay K. |last2=Mangiaracina |first2=Pietro |journal=Tetrahedron Letters |volume=28 |issue=22 |pages=2503–2506 }}

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